Inform dental practices about how to comply with CQC requirements for safeguarding vulnerable adults in preparation for a CQC practice inspection.

Objectives

Topics covered:

What is safeguarding?;

What is meant by an 'adult at risk (vulnerable adult)'?;

Identifying adults who may be at risk;

Understanding different forms of abuse;

Who might be an abuser?

Experiences of a CQC inspection

How to produce the appropriate policy and procedures documentation for your practice

Outcomes

On completion dental team members will:

have been trained in Level 2 requirements in safeguarding adults at risk;

be able to produce the appropriate policies and procedures for their practice to satisfy CQC requirements;

gain a further hour of verifiable CPD certified by the practice on completion of the policies and procedures for the practice (support material is available to the Practice Safeguarding Lead on request).